Notorious

It's me again, reviewing from the cinematic graveyard. Except I was completely psyched to see this movie, even though I was pretty sure it was going to be crap. But if you go to see this movie expecting Oscar-caliber performances, that's a little naive (Angela Basset as Biggie's mom notwithstanding). Biggie's son plays 'ittle bespectacled Biggie, and there is enough B.I.G. music throughout to make any fan happy. My friend complained that too much of the movie was the actor rapping as Biggie, but he doesn't do a bad job. I feel like the movie wanted me to be on Team Faith Evans but that will never ever happen; I will always be on Lil' Kim's side because I would sure as hell be pissed if my man dumped me to marry a bleached-blonde he'd known for four weeks, and then continued to string me along for the rest of his life. Naturally, [maybe not co-producers] Faith Evans and Voletta Wallace are portrayed as saints, and the shooting(s) of Tupac are seen as just simply shocking to Biggue & his entourage. Do you remember where you were when you heard Biggie was shot? I was getting dropped off at Sunday school. If you remember too, you owe it to yourself to see this movie, if only later on Showtime or whatever. If not, you'll probably think it blows. Although it's always fun to see a movie featuring Brooklyn in an era when black people used to live there.

RATING: 56% (no better or worse than Bride Wars)